Other #1 songs on August 4, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

#1 country song

Carried Away

George Strait

#1 R&B song

I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)

R. Kelly

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del Río

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 4, 1996

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 4 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Cole Sprouse

Actor

Born August 4, 1992

Bobby Shmurda

Rapper, Songwriter, and Criminal

Born August 4, 1994

Lil Skies

Rapper and Singer-Songwriter

Born August 4, 1998

Dylan Sprouse

Actor

Born August 4, 1992